Civil Litigation - Page 38

This is FindLaw's collection of Civil Litigation articles, part of the Litigation and Disputes section of the Corporate Counsel Center. Law articles in this archive are predominantly written by lawyers for a professional audience seeking business solutions to legal issues. Start your free research with FindLaw.

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Environmental issues routinely arise in all types of real estate transactions, from the sale individual residences to the transfer of large commercial and industrial facilities. Managing the associated risks is almost always possible. The bigger challenge tends be initially spotting environmental issues. Failure to identify and address such issues may result in parties unknowingly assuming substantial liabilities.

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Gabrielle A. Holley of Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
The prescription pharmaceutical industry has matured rapidly with respect to its understanding of the value of trademarks. Ten years ago, it was uncommon to see advertisements for prescription medications. Today, with successes like Viagra and Claritin , one can hardly watch television or read a magazine without being exposed to an advertisement for the latest prescription medication. Prescription drug trademarks are important marketing tools that can add great value to a company.

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Most corporate defendants begin their work on cases when they have received notice of a claim or are served with process, but that is not when personal injury lawyers begin and plan lawsuits in 2002. When modern personal injury lawyers target tobacco companies, pharmaceutical companies, insurers and other so-called "unpopular" industries, they begin by vilifying the company, and sometimes an entire industry, in the media.